Invasion of Poland | |||||||||
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Part of the European Theatre of World War II | |||||||||
From left to right: Luftwaffe preparing to bomb Wieluń, SMS Schleswig-Holstein attacking the Westerplatte, Wehrmacht soldiers destroying the Polish-German border post, German tank and armored car formation, German and Soviet troops shaking hands following the invasion, Bombing of Warsaw. |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Soviet Union (After 17 September, see details) |
Poland | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ferdinand Čatloš |
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Units involved | |||||||||
Axis armies
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Polish armies
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Strength | |||||||||
Germany: Total: 1,500,000 Germans, 466,516 Soviets, 51,306 Slovaks Grand total: 2,000,000+ |
Poland: Total: 1,000,000 |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Germany: Soviet Union: Total casualties: 59,000 |
Poland: 66,000 dead, 133,700 wounded, 199,700 total casualties |
Decisive German and Soviet victory
Ferdinand Čatloš
(Army Bernolák)
Belorussian Front
3rd Army
4th Army
10th Army
11th Army
Cavalry-Mechanized Group